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Relative of Teen Slaying Suspect Unaware of Nazi Ties

A close relative of the 17-year-old boy accused of killing his girlfriend's parents told News4's David Culver she knew nothing about the teen's alleged admiration for Nazis. She said he struggled with mental illness. (Published Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017)

A northern Virginia teenager charged with killing the parents of a girl he had been dating is being held at the county's juvenile jail after being released from the hospital.

Friends and family say the parents, 48-year-old Scott Fricker and 43-year-old Buckley Kuhn-Fricker, intervened in their daughter's relationship with the 17-year-old boy after learning he espoused neo-Nazi philosophies.

Police say the teen, whose name has not been released, entered the Frickers' home three days before Christmas and shot the parents and then himself.

The suspect, from Lorton, had been under police guard while in the hospital recovering from his injury.

Police to Charge Teen for Reston Double-Murder

Neighbors of a quiet Reston, Virginia, community are in shock after a couple in their neighborhood was murdered inside their home. News4's Darcy Spencer reports police plan to charge a teenager in the murders.

(Published Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017)

Police have charged the teen as a juvenile with two counts of murder.

On Monday, Fairfax County Police said the teen appeared via teleconference for a detention hearing, and a judge ordered him held at the juvenile facility while he awaits trial.

A close relative of the teen suspect said the family knew nothing about reports that the teen repeatedly expressed admiration for Nazis. She said he struggled with mental illness.

Janet Kuhn, Buckley Kuhn-Fricker's mother, said that days before the killings, Kuhn-Fricker had been consumed with concern about her teen daughter's boyfriend. Kuhn-Fricker had discovered the 17-year-old was a Nazi supporter.

"My daughter and her husband found out about a lot of the Nazi stuff just this past week, and they forbid their daughter to see him again," Kuhn said after the killings.

Neighbors told The Washington Post that the teen boy mowed a swastika about 40 feet across into the grass of a community field about two months before the shooting. The neighbors opted to talk to the boy's parents instead of going to police, Penny Potter said.

Teen to Be Charged in Murder of Reston Couple

A teenage boy will be charged in the murders of a husband and wife at a home in Reston, Virginia, police say. News4's Darcy Spencer reports.

(Published Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017)

Buckley Kuhn-Fricker had a law practice and specialized in estate planning and elder law, according to her website. Scott Fricker worked for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.